International Travel Award Scheme for the Biological Sciences
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) · United Kingdom
This scheme supports short-term international travel for UK bioscience researchers to build collaborations, prepare joint funding proposals, access overseas facilities, or participate in European consortia-building events.
Summary
Deadline
Rolling
Complexity
Medium
Time to apply
20-60 hours
Updated
9 Jun 2026
This scheme supports short-term international travel for UK bioscience researchers to build collaborations, prepare joint funding proposals, access overseas facilities, or participate in European consortia-building events.
Eligibility
Applicant types
Not specified
Business size
SME
Industries
Biological sciences and bioscience research areas funded by BBSRC.
Match funding
Not required
Requirements
Researchers who currently hold a BBSRC research grant or are researchers at a BBSRC-supported institute working on BBSRC-funded projects. Applications must be submitted through an eligible UK research organisation. Short-term travel to initiate collaborations, develop joint funding proposals, access international facilities, or participate in consortia-building activities.
Eligible applicants
Researchers who currently hold a BBSRC research grant or are researchers at a BBSRC-supported institute working on BBSRC-funded projects.
Funding and scope
Benefit amount
Up to £3,000 (travel and subsistence)
Total fund available
Not specified
Funding intensity
100% of Full Economic Cost (FEC) funded.
Payment type
Grant (typically 80% FEC in arrears)
Eligible scope
Short-term travel to initiate collaborations, develop joint funding proposals, access international facilities, or participate in consortia-building activities.
Eligible expenses
- Travel and subsistence costs related to the international visit.
Ineligible costs
- Costs not eligible under BBSRC international travel award scheme terms.
Application and risks
Application platform
UKRI Funding Service
Competitiveness
Open (Rolling assessment)
Decision timeline
Not specified
Assessment process
Applications are reviewed internally by BBSRC experts based on defined assessment criteria.
Application sections
- Summary, purpose of travel, resources and cost justification, ethics and responsible research considerations, organisational support, and project partner information.
Application components
Not specified
Decision risks
Applications may be rejected if they do not meet eligibility criteria or fail to follow submission guidance.
Timeline and partners
Opening date
Not specified
Project duration
Up to 1 month.
Project start
Not specified
Project end
Not specified
Co-funders
Not specified
Collaboration rules
- The award supports visits to international collaborators, overseas facilities, or consortia-building events to develop research partnerships.
- Travel must involve collaboration with international partners or access to overseas research facilities.
Consortium requirements
- Not specified
Additional guidance
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Quick facts
- Status
- Open
- Deadline
- Rolling
- Funding amount
- Up to £3,000 (travel and subsistence)
- Funding band
- Micro (<£50k)
- Funding type
- Grant
- Payment type
- Grant (typically 80% FEC in arrears)
- Audience
- Mixed
- Industry
- Biological sciences and bioscience research areas funded by BBSRC.
- Last updated
- 9 Jun 2026
- Published
- 30 Sept 2024